Naslov
A Dog Mandible from the Eneolithic Site of Vučedol, (Croatia)

Autori
Kužir, Snježana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
International Council of Archaeozoology 9th Conference, Abstracts / Albarella, Umberto, Dobney, Keith, Huntley, Jacqui, Rowley-Conwy - Durham, 2002

Skup
International Council of Archaeozoology 9th Conference

Mjesto i datum
Durham, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 23.08.2002. - 28.08.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Dog mandible; Eneolithic; Vučedol

Sažetak
Numerous branches of science (biology, veterinary science, cynology, archaeology, etc.) show great interest in the characteristics and development of approximate 370 (Veterinary Manual, 1996) of the internationally recognized breeds of dogs (Canis familiaris L.). Over one third of the topics at the 8th ICAZ was dedicated to the origins and history of dog breeds, changes in their morphology and phenotype and the role of the dog as the first domesticated animal. Presently there are five Croatian internationally recognized (FCI) locally developed breeds of dogs: Posavac hound, Croatian sheepdog, Dalmatian dog, Istrian rough-coated hound and Istrian smooth-coated hound. There are many literature sources on dog breeds, but those on the early history of the central European breeds are lacking. Drawings on pottery and on the walls of houses as well as skeletal remains are the only evidences, but they have not attracted attention until recently. My intention was to collect as many facts about animals as possible, using the available osteological material. Of some 15, 000 skeletal remains of the domestic and wild animals from the Vučedol eneolithic excavation site near the town of Vukovar in Croatia, I selected canine mandibles pertaining to three cultural periods: Baden, Kostolac and Vučedol (3400-2200 B. C.). Morphological and osteometric analyses were carried out and comparison with the corresponding recent skeletal material was made. Based on there findings it is assumed that the Vučedol dogs were homogenous and of similar size and weight to recent mid-size breeds. It may be further concluded that they were the link between the smaller dogs, which had lived in the same localities during the Neolithic and the bigger ones of the Bronze Age.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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